C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton have introduced many to the riches of Christianity, but Elliot Milco urges those of us who have benefited from their writing not to linger at the fringes of the faith : Most of us go through a period of inquiry that marks the transition between the thoughtless . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno on freedom from religion : For the most part intellectual techniques of critique help us break free. Elaine Pagels specializes in books that call orthodoxies into question. Why privilege the New Testament over the suppressed and supposedly heretical Gnostic gospels? When it comes to God, . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week marked the fortieth anniversary of Roe vs. Wade . In the absence of a consensus favoring legal protection of the unborn, what are the alternatives available to us in the short term? In my most recent Capital Commentary piece , I make four suggestions: First, we always do well to assume . . . . Continue Reading »
Last night on Downton Abbey , the Earl of Grantham’s aristocratic vices were shown not only to be threatening the way of life of the people for whom he’s responsible but were the cause of his daughter’s quite unnecessary death. His middle-class son-in-law has been discovering how . . . . Continue Reading »
Hope, Despair, and the Fortunes of Permanence Wilfred M. McClay, The University Bookman To Bury or to Burn? David Jones, The Gospel Coalition Divided by Abortion, United by Feminism Ross Douthat, New York Times The Gridlock Illusion R. Shep Melnick, The Wilson Quarterly Secular and Pro-Life Leslie . . . . Continue Reading »
If we were having a surge rather than a drawdown in Afghanistan, would we still have gotten last week’s announcement opening the ground combat arms to women? . . . . Continue Reading »
1. First off, I call your attention to Carl’s fine statement in the thread. It’s the outline of the big book of Carlism that would be the equivalent of the big book of Ralphism (Hancockism) that appeared not so long ago. Carl needs to turn that into a separate post. 2. Next, I want to . . . . Continue Reading »
In lieu of a review, here is Michael Totten’s case for seeing Zero Dark Thirty. His piece primarily addresses the controversy surrounding the movie’s depiction of the use of torture, and whether or not such practices led to actionable intelligence. While ZDT’s action . . . . Continue Reading »
At the British blog Ekklesia , Harry Hagopian has an interesting essay on recent leadership changes in Christian communions in the Middle East. In the past year, he writes, new patriarchs have been selected by Maronite Catholics, the Coptic Orthodox, the Antiochian Greek Orthodox, . . . . Continue Reading »
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